68.1.2 What You Should Know About

The following is an efficient way to use an existing AAI to set up a new AAI:

Locate an AAI item that is similar to the one you want to add

Type the new values over the old values in the appropriate fields, including the description

Use the Add action

The system keeps the existing AAI and adds the new one.

If you use the Change action, the system changes the existing AAI to use the new values you entered.

The Multiple AAI Revisions form is useful for adding and changing AAIs because you can review more than one AAI item at a time.

To review AAIs

Before you add or revise AAIs, review the existing information. For each AAI item, verify that a default AAI exists for company 00000. For each company requiring specific instructions, verify that a company, business unit, and object account exists.

68.1.3 What You Should Know About

Topic

Description

Sequence numbers

The Skip to Sequence Number field lets you begin the display of AAIs with a specific sequence number. AAIs for the General Accounting system have sequence numbers that start with 1. You can use this field to advance to account ranges associated with this sequence number.

To revise AAIs

Depending on your needs, you can revise AAIs on either of the following forms:

A user defined code (98/SY) that identifies a JD Edwards World system.

Sequence Number

A number used to organize the table into a logical group for online viewing and reporting.

Business Unit

An alphanumeric field that identifies a separate entity within a business for which you want to track costs. For example, a business unit might be a warehouse location, job, project, work center, or branch/plant.

You can assign a business unit to a voucher, invoice, fixed asset, and so on, for purposes of responsibility reporting. For example, the system provides reports of open accounts payable and accounts receivable by business units to track equipment by responsible department.

Security for this field can prevent you from locating business units for which you have no authority.

Note: The system uses this value for Journal Entries if you do not enter a value in the AAI table.

Form-specific information

Defining a business unit code might be optional, depending on the type of AAI. For example, if the business unit code is optional and you do not set one up for the AAI, the system might use a business unit number associated with the company number for the transaction.

Object Account

The object account portion of a general ledger account. The term "object account" refers to the breakdown of the Cost Code (for example, labor, materials, and equipment) into subcategories (for example, dividing labor into regular time, premium time, and burden). If you are using a flexible chart of accounts and the object is set to 6 digits, JD Edwards World recommends that you use all 6 digits. For example, entering 000456 is not the same as entering 456, because the system enters three blank spaces to fill a 6-digit object.

Subsidiary

A subdivision of an object account. Subsidiary accounts include more detailed records of the accounting activity for an object account.

Form-specific information

This number identifies the general ledger subsidiary account for the AAI when one is required.

Defining a subsidiary code can be optional, depending on the type of AAI. Use 99999999 to express the end of a range of subsidiary accounts.

This field is not relevant to the Contract Management system.

Item Number

A hard-coded field that defines an account or range of accounts used for a particular function. For example, item GLG4 defines the retained earnings account, which is used for annual close purposes. During processing, programs use the item number and company number to find the correct account to debit or credit. Along with company, the item (or range) is the key to the AAI table.

Option

A code that specifies whether the business unit, object account, or subsidiary account is required for this AAI. Codes are:

O – Optional

R – Required

N – Not used

Form-specific information

Do not change this field.

To set up AAIs

After you review and revise the existing AAIs for your business needs, you might need to set up additional AAI items.

On Single AAI Revisions or Multiple AAI Revisions

Complete the following fields:

Item Number

Company

Business Unit

Object Account

Subsidiary (optional for some AAI items)

Description (optional for some AAI items)

Use the Add action.

68.1.4 What You Should Know About

Topic

Description

Item numbers

You must use a valid item number when you set up AAIs.

To translate AAIs

From General Accounting (G09), enter 29

From General Accounting System Setup (G0941), choose Translate AAIs

If your business is multi-national, you might want to translate the descriptions of your AAIs. The descriptions work in conjunction with the language specified for each person who uses the JD Edwards World system. For example, when someone who is set up as a French-speaking user accesses an AAI that has a French translation, the description appears in French.